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Fachgruppe Morphologie

118. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft
07.-11.09.2026 Universität Münster

mehr Informationen unter: https://dzg-meeting.de/

eingeladene RednerInnen der Morphologie:
Daniela E. Winkler (Bonn)
Guillermo Amador (Wageningen)

Satellitensymposium „Form, Function and Phylogeny“

in Kooperation mit SysBioDiv (Freitag, 11.09.26)

eingeladene RednerInnen:
Bonnie Blaimer (Berlin)
Romain Boisseau (Lausanne)
Greg Edgecombe (London)

The late 20th and early 21st centuries were defined by a “molecular revolution” that fundamentally restructured our understanding of the Tree of Life. While high-throughput sequencing and phylogenomics provided novel resolution into evolutionary relationships, this also contributed to a perceived decline in the role of morphological and functional datasets in zoological systematics. The revision of numerous phylogenetic hypotheses by molecular data has raised major questions regarding the phylogenetic informativeness of morphological traits and the evolutionary significance of phenotypic convergence. However, morphological data remain an indispensable, independent line of evidence for testing, interpreting and biologically contextualising molecular hypotheses and for understanding the adaptive landscapes that drive evolutionary change. This symposium addresses this recent and increasingly important interdisciplinary challenge: the transition from descriptive morphology to an integrative synthesis of form and function within a phylogenetic framework. Furthermore, integrating morphological, functional or biomechanical data with phylogenetic datasets receives growing attention. To reconstruct the evolution of functional systems or the transformation of morphological characters in the course of evolution requires combinations of molecular systematic and morphological input.
We aim in achieving four scientific goals: (1) to facilitate the exchange between morphological and molecular systematicists, focusing on the integration of disparate data levels. (2) to move beyond character-mapping by discussing morphological traits as functional units subject to selective pressures. (3) to evaluate the role of phenotypic evidence as a rigorous test for the interpretation and plausibility of phylogenomic results. (4) to provide a platform to present emerging methodologies at the interface of functional morphology and systematics.
Early-career researchers explicitly are encouraged to participate.

Hörsaalgebäude Universität Münster

Hörssalgebäude Universität Münster

5th Morphology Online Night  Dezember 2026

  • Zoom-Meeting mit Vorträgen zu Methoden und neuen Entwicklungen
  • der Zoom-Link wird über unseren E-Mail-Verteiler (bitte auf den Link klicken) versandt

 

8th Morphology Meeting – Februar 2027, Bonn

 

119. Jahrestagung der Deutschen Zoologischen Gesellschaft
06.-10.09.2027 Universität Wien

 

 

 

 

 

UBB Wien